Tottenham's Heung-Min Son to make debut against Sunderland

South Korean forward Heung-Min Son could make his Tottenham debut this weekend, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Son, who has scored 14 times in 45 appearances for his country, arrived at White Hart Lane in a £22m deal from Bayer Leverkusen in August.

The 23 year-old, now the most expensive Asian player in history, has yet to feature for Spurs but could start against Sunderland on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1, after scoring a hat-trick for his country during the international break.

"Son scored three goals in his game for the national team and arrived on Monday and trained very well all week," said Pochettino, who also went on to praise his new forward's versatility.

"When Son started to play in Germany for Hamburg, he played as a number nine, as a striker. After, when Leverkusen signed him, he started to play as number seven and number 11 or he can play number 10. But he is a striker that played wider at Leverkusen."

Son's debut will come as welcome relief for Spurs fans who have seen their side take just three points from their opening four Premier League fixtures.

Pochettino also confirmed that he has no plans to include out of favour striker Emmanuel Adebayor in his squad this season.

"I was very clear with him, we had a conversation before the end of last season and I explained my idea," said the Argentinian.  

"I was clear with him and I don't need to explain much more, I think it is clear he is not in my idea, in my mind or in the plans for the future of Tottenham.

"In football it is about the present and tomorrow, it is not about yesterday. In football it all runs quick and changes everyday, the more important thing is that I was clear with him and clear with the situation. It is not a problem for him or a problem for us."

The Togolese striker was linked with a move to West Ham earlier this year, but the deal was reported to have fallen through after Adebayor demanded the remainder of his contract, around £5m, be paid in order to facilitate the move.

"It was clear from the beginning three or four months ago and today it was his decision whether to stay or not," said Pochettino.

"We are always available to help him, we have a good relationship. Every time we cross in the corridor it is not a problem because always I was clear with him and he was clear with me.

"The only problem now is to find a solution for him and a solution for the club, something that is good for both sides."